Barcelona vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
577K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 2% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1659th and 1786th ($2129 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1421st in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Milwaukee

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Barcelona Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$24100

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400